55065
Body Mass Indices of stranded Steno dolphins in the Southeast Region in 2004 and 2005
Data Set
Published / External
25894
Southeast Region Level A Marine Mammal Stranding Data
Project
Completed
2004
2019
2019
This study compared morphology and body mass index (BMI) in two rough-toothed dolphin mass stranding events in Florida: August 2004 (n = 36) and March 2005 (n = 32).
To list the Body Mass Indices from two mass standings of dolphins in Florida, one in August, 2004 and the other in March, 2005 because the largest recorded S. bredanensis stranding before 2005 occurred in December of 1997 in the Florida Panhandle; it involved 62 individuals, of which only two were successfully released back into the wild (NOAA, unpublished data). Therefore, there is a clear need to be able to identify healthy individuals during triage in order to improve the outcomes associated with mass strandings of this species.
Theme
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
Steno bredanensis
Theme
Steno bredanensis
Theme
body mass index
Theme
morphometric
Theme
rough-toothed dolphins
Theme
strandings
Temporal
2004-2005
Spatial
NODC SEA AREA NAMES
Coastal Waters Of Florida
Spatial
Hutchinson Island
Spatial
Marathon Key
Instrument
digital hanging scale
Data Set
55066
DRYAD DATA for Steno BMI manuscript 2019.xlsx
Published / External
Completed
Provides a list of reported dolphin strandings in the southeast region for the years 2004 and 2005 where measurements were taking at time of intake
Data Table
Yes
Provides a list of reported dolphin strandings in the south est region for the years 2004 and 2005 where measurements were taking at time of intake
Euthanized / Died / Released
Character
No
No
Active
Abbreviation Indicating whether animal was euthanized, died naturally, or was released from stranding.
10
Field #
Character
13
Yes
Yes
Active
Primary Key
HBOI-Sb-0404
20
NMFS Regional #
Character
9
Yes
Yes
Active
Record Primary Key
30
Sex
Character
1
Yes
No
Active
Abbreviation for sex of the animal
m = male
f = female
40
Sexual Maturity
Character
9
Yes
No
Active
Sexual Maturity State of Animal
Immature
Mature
Unknown
50
Age Class (Barros Chapter)
Character
10
Yes
No
Active
General description of the animal's stage in life based upon whether it is weaned from its mother and whether it is sexually mature.
Calf = birth to 18 months (still nursed by mother)
Subadult = weaned (around 18 months) until sexually mature
Adult = Those that are sexually mature
Unknown = Unable to determine
60
Age Estimate (M.Stolen; HUBBS)
Numeric
No
No
Active
Estimated Age of The Animal in Years
Years
##.#
Unable to estimate age
70
Intake Length (cm) (Level A)
Numeric
4
Yes
No
Active
Length of the animal in cm at time of intake.
cm
###
80
Intake Weight (kg) (Level A)
Numeric
Yes
No
6
2
Active
Weight of the animal in kg at time of intake
kg
###.##
90
Intake BMI
Numeric
Yes
No
3
Active
Calculated Intake Body Mass Index
kg / cm
#.###
intake weight / intake length
100
Dorsal Blubber Thickness (cm)
Numeric
4
No
No
1
Active
Dorsal Blubber Thickness in centimeters
cm
#.#3
110
Lateral Blubber Thickness (cm) (CDR)
Numeric
4
No
No
1
Active
Lateral Blubber Thickness in cm
cm
#.##
120
Ventral Blubber Thickness (cm) (CDR)
Numeric
4
No
No
1
Active
Ventral Blubber Thickness in cm
cm
130
Intake Date (Level A)
Date
No
No
Active
Animal Intake Date
MM/DD/YYYY
140
Died / Released
Character
1
Yes
No
Active
Abbreviation Indicating whether animal was released from intake or if it died
D = Died
R= Released
150
Date Died (Level A)
Date
11
No
No
Active
Date that the animal died
MM/DD/YYYY
Animal did not die
either the Date Died or the Date Released is present
160
Date Released (Level A)
Date
No
No
Active
Date that the animal was released
MM/DD/YYYY
The animal died and was not released
either the Date Died or the Date Released is present
170
Last Length (cm) (Level A) (Necropsy or Release)
Numeric
5
No
No
1
Active
Length of the animal in cm at time of necropsy or release.
cm
###.#
measurement not taken
180
Last Weight (kg) (Level A) (Necropsy or Release)
Numeric
No
No
Active
Weight of the animal in kg at time of necropsy or release.
kg
###.#
measurement not taken
190
Last BMI (Necropsy or Release)
Numeric
No
No
Active
Calculated Body Mass Index at time of necropsy or release
weight at time of necropsy or release / length at time of necropsy or release
(When both measurements are present)
200
Name
Character
50
No
No
Active
Optional Name Given to Dolphin during rehabilitation
210
Other Info?
Character
250
No
No
Active
Any extra optional comment on the animal in question
220
Year
Numeric
Yes
No
4
Active
Year of Intake
Data Steward
2004
Person
Ewing, Ruth
ruth.ewing@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
305-361-4233
305-361-4221
Distributor
2019
Organization
Dryad Digital Repository
help@datadryad.org
https://datadryad.org/stash
Dryad Home Page
main information page for the organization
Online Resource
Metadata Contact
2014
Person
Ewing, Ruth
ruth.ewing@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
305-361-4233
305-361-4221
Principal Investigator
2014
Person
Ewing, Ruth
ruth.ewing@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
305-361-4233
305-361-4221
Ground Condition
Marathon Standings Event
Marathon Florida
Discrete
2005-03-04
Hutchinson Island Standings Event
Hutchinson Island, Florida
Discrete
2004-08-06
Unclassified
None
2019-08
https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.pp419k6
2019
Organization
Dryad Digital Repository
doi_10.5061_dryad.pp419k6__v1.zip
Zip
Zip
Standard protocols were used to ensure that morphologic measurements were taken in a consistent manner. Length was taken by measuring the straight line distance from the tip of the snout to the notch of the flukes; while blubber thickness was measured along the maximum girth, anterior to the dorsal fin insertion, transecting at dorsal midline, midlateral, and ventral midline areas
No
Unknown
Yes
No
No
Other
1
Rough-toothed dolphin demographic and morphometric data was collected during field response, rehabilitation, or at post mortem examination
Person
Ewing, Ruth
ruth.ewing@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
305-361-4233
305-361-4221
2
Microsoft Office, Excel© was used to compile data, create figure graphs, and calculate the body mass index (BMI).
Person
Ewing, Ruth
ruth.ewing@noaa.gov
75 Virginia Beach Drive
Miami
FL
33149
USA
305-361-4233
305-361-4221
57806
Document
Evaluation of body mass index as a prognostic indicator from two rough‐toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) mass strandings in Florida
57816
Document
README_for_DRYAD DATA for Steno BMI manuscript 2019 final.docx
55066
Entity
DRYAD DATA for Steno BMI manuscript 2019.xlsx
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USA
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